Joe Cole

Joseph Michael Cole (born 28 November 1988) is an English actor.

Some of his most notable roles include: Luke in Skins, Tommy in Offender, John Shelby in Peaky Blinders, Marzin and Beckwith in Secret in Their Eyes, Jan Gies in A Small Light, Reece in Green Room, Billy Moore in A Prayer Before Dawn, Frank in the Black Mirror episode "Hang the DJ", Sean Wallace in Gangs of London, and Iver Iversen in Against the Ice.

The oldest of five boys, Cole grew up in Kingston upon Thames in London, and attended Hollyfield Secondary School in Surbiton.

His younger brother is actor Finn Cole, who starred alongside him in Peaky Blinders.

Cole's acting career began when he was accepted into the National Youth Theatre.

He obtained his first roles in a one-night show in the West End, on The Bill and Holby City, and then in roles on stage at the Bush Theatre's sell-out School Season.

In the 2010s, he wrote a comedy series with Matt Lucas.

From 2013 to 2017, Cole starred as John Shelby in the historical crime drama Peaky Blinders.

In 2017, he starred in a season 4 episode of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror, earning a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor.

For his role as Billy Moore in A Prayer Before Dawn, Cole won Best Actor at the 2018 British Independent Film Awards.